Biotechnology

Biotechnology

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  Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

  Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lead to new treatments for such illnesses as ... 

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  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

  A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. 

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  High court rules for Monsanto in patent case

  The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the ... 

• UK retailers relax rules on GM poultry feed

  Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens. Sainsbury's, the Co-operative Group and ... 

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  Monsanto profit rises 22 percent in second quarter

  Monsanto reported Wednesday that its income increased 22 percent in the agriculture products company's second quarter on strong sales of biotech ... 

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  New US-EU talks threatened by agriculture spats

  President Barack Obama used Washington's grandest stage — the State of the Union speech — to announce negotiations with Europe aimed at creating the ... 

• Whole Foods: Products will carry GMO labeling

  Whole Foods says all products in its North American stores that contain genetically modified ingredients will be labeled as such by 2018. The company ... 

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  High court seems to favor Monsanto in patent case

  The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean ... 

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  World's richest men aid 'Green Revolution' center

  The research center largely responsible for launching the "green revolution" of the 1960s that dramatically raised crop yields is getting support from ... 

• German scientists seek to clone perfect Xmas trees

  The hunt for the perfect Christmas tree may soon become a lot easier: just pick a nice clone. That's what German scientists are now working on: They ... 

• Amgen buying deCODE Genetics for $415 million

  Biotech pioneer Amgen Inc., in a bid for a big edge in using people's genetic information to find better ways to attack diseases, is buying human ... 

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  Blighted icon: Volunteers aim to revive chestnut

  Jim Hurst has doted on his trees, arranged in three "families" on a bluff high above the rushing French Broad River. He installed a drip irrigation ... 

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  Gene-altered mosquitoes could be used vs. dengue

  Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are waiting for the federal government to sign off on an experiment that would release hundreds of ... 

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  Fast-growing fish may never wind up on your plate

  Salmon that's been genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate. That is, if the company that makes ...